Choral singing has enchanted young and old alike for centuries, and is undoubtedly one of the most important pillars of European culture. Browse our sheet music and scores, and discover for yourself the magic and beauty of the European choral tradition with Stretta Music today!
The goal of the first choral singing, be it early rhythmic intonations or Gregorian chant, was to take a mystical or spiritual moment and infuse it with song. Although originally linked mainly with religion, choral singing soon began to filter into many other cultural spheres, for example in the very popular plays of ancient Greece.
Amazingly, polyphony has been around since as early as the 9th century. It began with simple two-part compositions, the first part, the "vox principalis", was a Gregorian chant, and the second part, the "vox organalis" moved in parallel fifths or fourths. This strict system slowly relaxed over the centuries, and gradually the third and fourth voices were added, and musical forms like Motets, Masses and Madrigals began to emerge. This polyphonic development led to the birth of the Renaissance Period, and the boundaries of polyphony continued to be pushed and stretched through the Baroque Period.
With the beginning of the Baroque Period, the predominance of pure a cappella unaccompanied choral singing began to make way for instrumental choral music. Forms such as Opera, Oratorio and cantatas thrived, and have lost none of their expressive power to this day. In the 19th century the choir became part of the highest form of instrumental music, the Choral Symphony.
Today, there are very few musical disciplines which do not feature the choir in some shape or form. The choir is invaluable for Spirituals & Gospel and often features in Film Music. The choir also plays a pivotal role in the theatre, in Opera, Operetta, Musicals and straight plays. The choir can provide solace in a Requiem, or help expresses joy at a Wedding or a Baptism.
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 212597
for: Choir (one voice), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 475328
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 930219
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 345875
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir book, CD
Item no.: 564575
for: Mixed choir (1–3 parts), piano
Choir book (anthology)
Item no.: 687864
for: Voice [choir]
Music score
Item no.: 271753
Cantata for Palm Sunday and the feast of the Annunciation Cantata for Palm Sunday and the feast of the Annunciation
Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Piano reduction
Item no.: 133122
for: 3 soloists (STB), boys’ choir, mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 297537
for: Soloist (soprano), mixed choir (SATB), strings
Choir score
Item no.: 857995
Actus tragicus. Trauermusik
BWV 106
for: Mixed choir (SATB), baroque orchestra
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 233628
Like as the hart longs / Wie der Hirsch schreit
Urtext Stuttgarter Mendelssohn-Ausgaben
for: 5 soloists (STTBB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 292099
for: Soloist (soprano/mezzo-soprano), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 213531
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 777981
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 281948
Cantata for the Sunday Estomihi
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 3 soloists (SAT), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 683039
for: Mixed choir (5 parts) a cappella
Choir book (anthology)
Item no.: 769237
O ye people
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano [organ]
Choir score
Item no.: 467661
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 563709
Chorale cantata MWV A 7
for: Soloist (soprano), mixed choir (SATB), strings
Score
Item no.: 235596
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 345321
Oratorio in three parts
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 476443
for: Male choir (TTB), piano
Score
Item no.: 431751
for: Soloist (soprano), mixed choir (SSATB), organ [piano]
Choir score
Item no.: 840961
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 193177
for: Mixed choir (SSATBB) [6 voices] a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 335309
Cantata for the 23rd Sunday after Trinity
Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), piano
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 665330
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction
Item no.: 382958
An Opera in three Acts and a Prologue
Hawkes Pocket Scores HPS 749
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Study score (Hardcover)
Item no.: 365371
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 460652
for: Mixed choir (SATB), 2 violins, viola, basso continuo; oboe ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 464812
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Score
Item no.: 321277
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano; double bass, percussion ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 1343138
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 681512
for: 6 soloists (SSATBB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 215192
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 388445
Oratorio for Solo Voices, Chorus and Orchestra
New edition based on original sources (Urtext)
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 155706
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 274955
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 680065
POP CHORAL SERIES
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 797548
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 375210
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Item no.: 365427
Stuttgarter Mozart-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), 2 violins, basso continuo; 3 trombones ad lib.
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 609885
Hob. XXII:14
Urtext
Komplettes Orchestermaterial (kostengünstiger Setpreis)
for: Soloists, mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Set of parts
Item no.: 667692
Miserere, Benedictus, Dies irae
Série IV: Motets, Volume 3
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score (Hardcover)
Item no.: 668206
Hinshaw Sacred
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 903606
Klassik
for: Children's choir, piano
Buch
Item no.: 269732
Like as the hart longs / Wie der Hirsch schreit
Urtext Stuttgarter Mendelssohn-Ausgaben
for: 5 soloists (STTBB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 235287
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